Thailand expects $6b from tourism

Thailand expects $6b from tourism

BANGKOK (AFP): The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says some 6.2 million tourists will come to the "Land of Smiles" this calendar year, and it expects them to leave behind US$6 billion.

That would be an increase from the 5.76 million tourist arrivals in 1993 and would exceed earlier projections of six million tourists for this year, TAT figures show.

But it would be less than the targets of 6.3 million tourist arrivals and $7.4 billion in tourism revenue for this year.